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WorksheetsBootcamp #3
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 59mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Two wires carrying electricity can create a spark if they come too close together. This spark can start a fire. Wires carrying electricity are usuallly covered with plastic to keep them from starting a fire. Why does the plastic keep electricity from starting a fire?
a)
Plastic is a good insulator.
b)
Plastic can melt when heated.
c)
Plastic is softer than wire.
d)
Plastic conducts electricity.
2.
Erosion is one of the processes involved in the formation of sedimentary rock. Which of these best describes the process of erosion?
a)
Rocks are broken into smaller pieces that remain in the same location.
b)
Pressure compacts layers of sediment and turns them into rock.
c)
Pieces of rock or soil are carried from one place to another.
d)
Sediment grains fall to the bottom of a lake to form sedimentary layers.
3.
A student observing birds in a park records some ways that birds interact with living and nonliving parts of their environment. All the following observations are was that a bird interacts with nonliving parts of its environment except______
a)
reacting to morning sunlight by singing
b)
drinking and taking a bath in a puddle of water
c)
responding to cold temperatures by fluffing its feathers
d)
feeding insects to its chicks
4.
A student made a list of activities that involve energy.
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1. Sharks chasing a school of fish
2. A toaster heating bread
3. A cell phone charging
4. A tree limb falling to the ground
5. Tomato plants absorbing sunlight
6. A canoe floating down a river
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Which activities on the list are examples of the use of mechanical energy?
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1. Sharks chasing a school of fish
2. A toaster heating bread
3. A cell phone charging
4. A tree limb falling to the ground
5. Tomato plants absorbing sunlight
6. A canoe floating down a river
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Which activities on the list are examples of the use of mechanical energy?
a)
Activities 1, 4, and 6
b)
Activities 2, 4, and 5
c)
Activities 1 and 2
d)
Activities 3, 5, and 6
5.
A student combined powdered paint with water to make a small amount of a blue liquid paint mixture. The student left the paint mixture in an open container. Several days later the student found the container and observed that changes had occurred. What most likely happened to the mixture?
a)
The container was empty after the mixture evaporated into the air.
b)
The paint evaporated, leaving only clear water in the container.
c)
The water evaporated, leaving only a dry blue solid in the container.
d)
The liquid paint mixture was lighter in color after some water evaporated.
6.
Tropical climates have warm temperatures and abundant sunlight all year. What must be available for plants in these climates to make their own food throughout the year?
a)
Bacteria
b)
Birds
c)
Shade
d)
Water
7.
A student puts four objects in a bucket filled with water. The objects are listed below.
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Plastic ball
Glass marble
Metal paper clip
Wood block
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Which two objects are most likely less dense than the water?
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Plastic ball
Glass marble
Metal paper clip
Wood block
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Which two objects are most likely less dense than the water?
a)
Wood block and metal paper clip
b)
Plastic ball and glass marble
c)
Metal paper clip and glass marble
d)
Wood block and plastic ball
8.
Most alternative energy resources produce more energy at certain times. Which combination can produce a steady flow of energy from only alternative resources 24 hours a day year-round?
a)
Geothermal and natural gas
b)
Hydroelectric and geothermal
c)
Solar and petroleum
d)
Wind and coal
9.
What would most likely happen to the carbon dioxide–oxygen cycle if Earth’s large forests were all cut down?
a)
There would be more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere because fewer plants would be using it to produce their own food.
b)
The remaining plants would stop producing carbon dioxide, and animals would use less oxygen.
c)
The remaining plants would produce more oxygen, and animals would produce less carbon dioxide.
d)
There would be more oxygen in the atmosphere because fewer plants would be using it to produce their own food.
10.
Which of these is not soluble in water?
a)
Oil
b)
Salt
c)
Honey
d)
Sugar
11.
The Smiths notice a bird flying into a window. The bird flies into the window because light -
a)
travels through the window
b)
reflects from the window
c)
refracts around the window
d)
reflects around the window
12.
Which statement describes weather, rather than climate?
a)
The weather is usually hot and humid year around
b)
The destination has hot summers and cold winters
c)
The summer temperatures average between 29 and 35 degrees
d)
The humidity level on Tuesday was 30%
13.
A class learns about fossil fuels. They learn that coal, oil and natural gas are classified as nonrenewable resources because they take so long to form. How can the class conserve fossil fuels?
a)
Use both sides of notebook paper
b)
Arrange a car pool to and from school
c)
Create a backyard compost pile
d)
Plant flowers in front of the school
14.
The picture below shows sedimentary rock in layers. How were theses rocks formed?
a)
lava was rapidly cooled
b)
heat and pressure applied to granite
c)
sediment was deposited slowly over time
d)
magma from a volcano
15.
Look at the flow chart and complete the missing link.
a)
condensation
b)
cooling
c)
compaction
d)
melting
16.
Which best describes how coal is formed?
a)
igneous rock exposed to weathering
b)
erosion of metamorphic rock
c)
preservation of animal fossils
d)
decomposition of dead plant material
17.
Fill in the blank in the chart.
a)
geothermal
b)
natural gas
c)
water
d)
animals
18.
Which of these cycles is a direct result of Earth's rotation? (5.8C)
a)
Day and night
b)
Moon phases
c)
Rainfall and evaporation
d)
Seasons
19.
Some students used a globe to model the rotation of Earth. They shaded in Texas on the globe, as shown in the picture. They rotate the globe and observed that Texas was in exactly the same place after each rotation. The students could rotate the globe quickly or slowly. If the globe could rotate only at the rate that Earth actually rotates, about how long would each complete rotation take? (5.8C)
a)
30 days
b)
60 minutes
c)
24 hours
d)
365 days
20.
On which side of a house in Texas should a window be placed so that the people inside the house can see the sunrise each day through the window? (5.8C)
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
21.
Shadows cast by objects change throughout the day. The picture shows the shadow cast by a tree at 3 pm. Which picture shows how the tree's shadow most likely looked at 9 am? (5.8C)
a)
b)
c)
d)
22.
Which of these best explains why the sun appears to move across the sky each day? (5.8C)
a)
b)
c)
d)
23.
The diagram shows a series circuit with three lit bulbs. How many bulbs will remain lit if the wire is cut at the point shown by the arrow?
a)
0
b)
1
c)
2
d)
3
24.
The diets of several prairie animals are shown in the table. Which of the following prairie food chains is in the correct order?
a)
Eagles prairie dogs coyotes
b)
Wildflowers badgers grasshoppers
c)
Sparrows seeds insects
d)
Grasses prairie dogs badgers
25.
A student reads the label on the bottle of salad dressing. Why would the student shake the salad dressing before using it?
a)
Vinegar and oil have different densities
b)
Vinegar and oil easily form a solution
c)
Vinegar and oil both contain water
d)
Vinegar and oil are both liquids
26.
Eagles catch fish in rivers with their talons then tears the fish into small pieces to eat it. Which bird most likely catches and eats its food the same way?
a)
F
b)
G
c)
H
d)
J
27.
Look at the diagram of our solar system. What is Earth's position from the sun?
a)
first
b)
third
c)
fifth
d)
seventh
28.
What describes the ability of a solid to dissolve in water?
a)
melt
b)
dissapear
c)
solubility
d)
evaporate
29.
Buoyancy means the ability to:
a)
evaporate
b)
attract magnetic objects
c)
repel things that are not electrical
d)
float or sink
30.
Using the weather map shown, which city has most likely seen an increase in temperature?
a)
Houston
b)
Oklahoma City
c)
Boston
d)
Los Angeles
31.
Which organism do the owl and the weasel compete for in the food web?
a)
Hawk
b)
Spider
c)
Grasshopper
d)
Shrew
32.
Which of the following is a herbivore?
a)
cricket
b)
frog
c)
hawk
d)
shrew
33.
Rock made of layers of compressed sediments
a)
metamorphic rock
b)
igneous rock
c)
sedimentary rock
d)
school house rock
34.
Sediment that is left behind in rivers lakes and oceans
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
cementation
d)
deposition
35.
What are the three fossil fuels that form in sedimentary rock?
a)
solar, oil
b)
coal and oil
c)
coal, oil, natural gas
36.
When sediments are pressed together tightly, this is called ____________.
a)
Compaction
b)
Cementation
c)
Weathering
d)
Erosion
37.
Formations that rise from the floor are called
a)
Columns
b)
Stalagmites
c)
Stalactites
d)
None of the above
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